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30th January 2017
10:27am GMT
Dublin Airport is getting itself a fancy new runway, with the first phase of the building being expected to last for eight months, and construction expected to be complete by 2020.
Construction began on the new North Runway earlier this month, with plenty of road changes and traffic diversions in and around the affected area.
The R108 crosses the footprint on which the North Runway will be built, and because of this, this road will be diverted towards the west at a point south of the new runway.
The diverted R108 will connect to the St Margaret’s Bypass via a new signalised junction.
Due to the proximity of the junction with Toberburr Road, a new road will be built to connect it to the signalised junction.
This will allow the closure of the existing staggered junction and should make vehicle access onto the St Margaret’s bypass from St Margaret’s village, Millhead and Kilreesk easier and safer.
Photo cred: Dublin Airport
The Naul Road also needs to be straightened, moving it northwards by up to 100m. In order to accommodate this realignment, Forrest Road will be shortened and the existing junction and the Naul Road will be replaced.
The junction with Forrest Road is to be a priority junction, with ghost island provision to cater for right turning vehicles.
In conjunction with making these changes, Dublin Airport is required to extinguish a number of Rights of Way, these include:
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